A Handful Of Dust
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Director:Charles Sturridge
Studio:Slam Dunk Media
Producer:Derek Granger, Nick Elliott, Jeffrey Taylor, Kent Walwin
Writer:Evelyn Waugh, Derek Granger, Charles Sturridge, Tim Sullivan
Date Added:2013-07-29
UPC:5060132910634
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations
Genre:Drama
IMDb:0095274
Location:1266
Duration:113
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Charles Sturridge  ...  (Director)
Evelyn Waugh, Derek Granger, Charles Sturridge, Tim Sullivan  ...  (Writer)
 
James Wilby  ...  Tony Last
Kristin Scott-Thomas  ...  
Rupert Graves  ...  John Beaver
Anjelica Huston  ...  Mrs. Rattery
Judi Dench  ...  Mrs. Beaver
Kristin Scott Thomas  ...  Brenda Last
Alec Guinness  ...  Mr. Todd
Richard Beale  ...  Ben
Jackson Kyle  ...  John Andrew
Norman Lumsden  ...  Ambrose
Jeanne Watts  ...  Nanny
Kate Percival  ...  Miss Ripon
Richard Leech  ...  Doctor
Roger Milner  ...  Vicar
Tristram Jellinek  ...  Richard Last
Pip Torrens  ...  Jock
Beatie Edney  ...  Marjorie
Stephen Fry  ...  Reggie
Graham Crowden  ...  Mr. Graceful
John Quentin  ...  Brenda's Solicitor
Timothy Bateson  ...  MacDougal
Moyra Fraser  ...  Mrs. Northcote
Marsha Fitzalan  ...  Polly Cockpurse
Annabel Brooks  ...  Daisy
Tamsin Olivier  ...  Veronica
Maureen Bennett  ...  Marjorie's Maid
Hugh Simon  ...  Travel Agent
Alan Hay  ...  Club Porter
Matthew Ryan  ...  Club Page
Cathryn Harrison  ...  Milly
Alice Dawnay  ...  Winnie
John Junkin  ...  Blenkinsop
Peggy Aitchison  ...  Waitress (as Peggy Atchison)
Christopher Godwin  ...  Dr. Messinger
Jeannette Baillie  ...  Rosa
Julian Infante  ...  Indian Spokesman
Wiliam Gonzalez  ...  Indian Singer
George Fenton  ...  Composer
Peter Hannan  ...  Cinematographer
Peter Coulson  ...  Editor
Summary: I cannot make my mind up if I like this film or not. It is beautifully filmed but the actors' performances are a bit lacklustre. I really loved Kirstin Scott Thomas in 'The English Patient' and 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' but in her role as Brenda, the wife of a nice but boring aristocrat (James Wilby) who falls in love with a pennyless young man (Rupert Graves), she is fairly unimpressive and vague. Rupert Graves and James Wilby are equally average but I still enjoyed the film to an extend regardless until the silly and unrealistic ending really spoilt it for me.